Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Henson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Henson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Henson
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Henson:
- 38.020830, -107.377001
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Henson
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Hinsdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hinsdale County
- Since Henson is near San Juan County and also Ouray County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Juan County
- eBird sighting report for Ouray County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Henson ...
We found two communities that share the name Henson.
Within Colorado, the name Henson is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Henson ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Camp Bird ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Capitol City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
- Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
- Carson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Cathedral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Eureka ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Gateview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Howardsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Hinsdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <3>
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Thistledown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thistledown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistledown
- Thistledown is located in Ouray County
How Far From Henson to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Henson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Henson once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Henson and extending to:
- Lake City, which is the Seat of Hinsdale County, lies just to the East.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Henson to Denver, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,805 miles [12,560.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hinsdale County: www.hinsdalecountycolorado.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Henson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Henson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0208, Longitude: -107.3770 In this case, the coordinates for Henson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Henson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Henson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.15 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.772 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.432 degrees. |